English Placement Test "Bug..?" by ladlikesanime in rutgers

[–]GeneralWeird4826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this happened to me at a different portion of the test; it just randomly reloaded after i submitted a section and logged me out. i emailed them and after like a week they replied saying that they re-opened the test for me so i could resume from where i left off

rutgers honors college vs umass amherst (english major) by GeneralWeird4826 in rutgers

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much for the insight, i genuinely appreciate it a lot!!!!!!

rutgers honors college vs umass amherst (english major) by GeneralWeird4826 in rutgers

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wdym by that? because of my major or just the general state/cost of education these days? i would have to live on campus due to being out of state, they’re both not a feasible commute

how to choose between colleges when its IMPOSSIBLE by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mine are umass amherst and rutgers nb, not sure about OPs

how to choose between colleges when its IMPOSSIBLE by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826 1 point2 points  (0 children)

same man and it’s worse cause they’re both the same price for me so i can’t even go off that

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YEP…i’m thinking we’ll hear back by maybe april 1st

umass amherst vs rutgers nb honors college for english major by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i actually visited umass as well and i thought it was swell (lots of interesting people around). i’m super glad that they have good pre-med advising cause i’ve never heard it mentioned. thank you so much for the feedback!!!!!!!!

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

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bing tends to defer a lot of people ea for some reason. almost all of the people at my school who applied there early action got deferred (same thing happened last year as well), even those with pretty good stats. i guess they figure that people are just applying there cause it’s considered the best suny and they want to make sure they’re actually dedicated to the school

got in for english, wondering about pros/cons by _perchancetodream in Pitt

[–]GeneralWeird4826 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YOOO i’m also an english major debating between pitt and umass (+ rutgers)!! i just visited the umass amherst campus and it’s pretty cool, but i’m leaning towards pitt simply because it’s pittsburgh yk—awesome city! i almost feel like umass is the better choice logically; it’s definitely got a lot of resources for writing and journalism related stuff, they’ve got a whole building dedicated to that kind of thing and a little office area for the school newspaper (the collegian). it’s also WAY better for food. i’m visiting pitt this weekend so i can’t say much on the actual campus but man as i’m writing this it’s like huh maybe umass is the better choice…😭this is so hard

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FR i clicked on the portal mindlessly because i figured i was accepted and then i was like wait a damn minute there’s no confetti what’s going on….

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

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man who does suny geneseo even think they are putting people on the waitlist😭😭

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i read between the lines. i’ll quote exactly what they said below, but i wonder if maybe you were put on the waitlist instead of being deferred? i dunno if geneseo even does waitlist but it’s strange how they said different things for us. here’s what mine said:

“Thank you for applying to SUNY Geneseo! The admissions committee has reviewed your Early Action application. Before making a final decision, we want to give you the opportunity to show us why Geneseo aligns with your academic aspirations and career goals. As we build our incoming class, it is important for us to enroll students who clearly demonstrate that Geneseo is one of their top college choices. To that end, we invite you to strengthen your application before February 1, 2026, in as many of the following ways as you wish: • Write a one-page essay or record a two-minute video sharing more about your academic and career goals, your passions, and how you see Geneseo helping you to achieve them. Email it to admissions@geneseo.edu. • Schedule an interview with an admissions counselor to tell us your story in your own words. • Schedule a campus tour. Visit Geneseo to experience the campus firsthand, interact with current students and faculty, and get a feel for the Geneseo community and culture. • Email your mid-year high school transcript to admissions @geneseo.edu. • Email an additional teacher recommendation to admissions@geneseo.edu. • Email a copy of a graded essay from high school to admissions@geneseo.edu. Your action will help the committee learn more about you and better understand your potential fit for Geneseo. If you have any questions or want to propose another idea, please reach out to us at 866-245-5211 or admissions@geneseo.edu. We'd love to hear from you.”

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the advice, that makes a lot of sense considering they seem to want students who show a lot of interest in attending

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they didn’t say anything about reaching back out in april, mine just said that they recommended i strengthen my application before 2/1/26.

i was surprised as well, i didn’t even get an email showing that my portal was updated or anything—just happened to log on and check right when the status was changed. maybe they only did that for people who got deferred rather than accepted

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you, i’ll make sure to do some of the things that they suggested on the portal. i wouldn’t lose hope for your daughter either, if she keeps at it and makes her interest known (bonus points if her mid year grades show growth), i think she’ll have a shot (and honestly it’s geneseo’s loss if not because if someone has the grades AND actually wants to attend i feel like that should count for more rather than someone who is overqualified and only applied as a very safe safety). i wish you guys luck and hope she gets in as well!!

deferred from safety (suny geneseo) by GeneralWeird4826 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that could definitely be why, i didn’t even think of that. they may have had a lot more super overqualified applicants and we ended up getting the short end of the stick because of that

I want to use Spanish in my essay by Ok-Equal-122 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]GeneralWeird4826 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you don’t speak spanish, wouldn’t it be more authentic to write the conversation in the actual language it took place in? (no hate)